December begins our annual Hope for the Holidays campaign. We’ve selected over a dozen holiday favorites, like locally grown poinsettias and our house-made stollen and quick breads. Everytime you purchase a Hope for the Holidays item, we’ll make a donation to our Cooperative Community Fund (CCF), a sustainable endowment fund for community donations. The CCF…
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Archives for December 3, 2015
Fair Trade Chocolate Mousse (with Avocado)
This recipe for creamy chocolate mousse comes from Equal Exchange Co-op and features fair trade ingredients. It’s also vegan and gluten-free.
Continue ReadingIt’s Chestnut Time
Chestnuts arrive in our stores just one season of the year. Ours come from High Rock Farm on the Haw River in Gibsonville, NC. High Rock Farm chestnuts are special for many reasons. The farm is on the site of General Nathanael Greene’s 1781 headquarters and has an 1807 farmhouse. The Teague family, who bought…
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Chestnut and Chestnut Flour Recipes
Local chestnuts from High Rock Farm, as well as the farm’s gluten-free chestnut flour, are arriving in stores. Here are some recipes to get you started.
Continue ReadingNew Local Sausage from Firsthand Foods
We now carry sausage from Firsthand Foods in Durham. Firsthand Foods connects North Carolina livestock producers with local sale outlets, like our stores. By maintaining a network of farmers, they are able to supply the volume and consistency that retailers need, building a bridge to grow our local food economy. The farmers who supply Firsthand…
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Check Out These Parks
By Emily Buehler, Weaver Street Market Website Coordinator I’m a fan of the Staycation. What’s not to love? Roll out of bed late, do minimal packing, and explore something new within an hour’s drive (or bike ride). As Labor Day weekend approaches, Chapelboro reports that the holiday weekend travel will hit a seven-year high, with…
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Smart Recipe: Bacon & Pepper Chutney
This delicious savory, sweet chutney is packed with flavor! Use it over grilled chicken for dinner or top crackers with cheese and a dollop of this chutney for a terrific snack.
Continue ReadingShoppers Donate $31,000 for TABLE Kids
Over 2,800 Weaver Street Market shoppers and employees donated $31,000 for backpack meals for TABLE’s kids this summer!!! That’s 6 weeks of meals for 350 kids. WSM and TABLE send a huge thank you to everyone who supported the campaign! Executive Director Ashton Tippins says, “Weaver Street Market Staff, Owners, Shoppers, and Friends— Your support of…
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Volunteer for TABLE This Summer
Donating money for food is just one way to help our Community Food Partners. You can also help by donating your time as a volunteer. TABLE and our other food partners all rely on volunteers to carry out the multitude of tasks involved in connecting donated food with recipients. For TABLE, this involves 50 to…
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New Cheeses from Italy Available Now
Arriving in stores this week, we have two very special cheeses from the Caseificio dell’Alta Langa in Bosia, in northwestern Italy. Alta Langa seeks to produce cheeses using the traditional methods of the region. Their rural location with its steep slopes has an economy based on small-herd breeding of goats, sheep, and cows. As a…
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